Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow

Biodata

Discovery and History

Xue Chen discovered the marrow after falling into an ice crevice and exploring a dark passage rather than waiting to be trapped to death. The passage led to a naturally formed cavern whose walls and ceiling were filled with blue-glowing crystalline marrow 16.

The cavern's extreme cold rapidly froze Xue Chen's skin and threatened his life. His blue origin soul ring automatically combined his blood energy with thunder power to form a warming barrier, allowing him to endure the environment 16.

Although Xue Chen initially wanted to absorb the marrow, his thunder soul power instinctively rejected its extreme ice-origin energy. He concluded that forcing absorption would cause an energy conflict and could kill him 16.

Xue Chen instead sought to take the resource for Snow Emperor, Ice Emperor, and Xiao Bai. While exploring the cavern, he found Sky Dream Ice Worm asleep atop a concentrated pile of marrow and unconsciously absorbing its energy 17 18.

Xue Chen persuaded Tian Meng to escort him out of the cave and divide the marrow equally. Tian Meng stored the harvested reserves in soul tools and transferred Xue Chen's share into a bracelet-like storage soul tool 22 23.

Properties

• Appears as clusters and stalks of deep-blue, crystal-like material resembling giant bamboo shoots or an inverted forest of ice crystals 16.
• Emits a pure blue radiance, immense ice-origin energy, and a cold intense enough to threaten even Xue Chen, who normally did not feel the Far North's cold 16.
• Possesses exceptionally pure, gentle ice-origin power with a creative and nurturing quality, distinct from the more violent energy of the Far North Ice Spring 31.
• Is a supreme treasure for ice-attribute soul masters and soul beasts, capable of strengthening their foundations and greatly advancing cultivation 17.
• Is incompatible with Xue Chen's original thunder attribute until his ice-attribute foundation is established 16.
• Resists crude harvesting: Xue Chen's Dragon Claw could only scrape off tiny shavings, which rapidly lost cold energy after separation 17.

Known Uses

Ice-Attribute Cultivation

Snow Emperor identified the marrow as the decisive catalyst for forging Xue Chen's ice-attribute foundation. Combined with the Far North Ice Spring, it raised her projected success rate for condensing his Ice Attribute Origin Seed to one hundred percent 30.

During the process, pieces of marrow released pure origin power into Xue Chen's body. This power stabilized the Ice Spring's rampaging energy and became the core around which his Ice Attribute Origin Seed condensed 31.

Gifts and Bargaining

Xue Chen used the marrow as leverage to persuade Tian Meng to visit Ice Emperor, presenting it as an ideal gift because its Ultimate Ice origin energy would benefit her 21.

When Tian Meng displayed fist-sized pieces at the Ice Crystal Palace, Ice Emperor recognized their extraordinary quality and the benefits they could offer even her 26. She accepted the marrow as part of a temporary truce with Tian Meng 27.

Known Holders

• Sky Dream Ice Worm (Tian Meng) — Discovered the cave earlier and absorbed its marrow for thousands of years in pursuit of a million-year cultivation breakthrough; retained half after the division 18 23.
• Xue Chen — Received half of the harvested marrow in a bracelet-like storage soul tool 23.
• Snow Emperor — Used pieces from Xue Chen's share as part of the ritual that condensed his Ice Attribute Origin Seed 30 31.
• Ice Emperor — Received marrow offered by Tian Meng and recognized it as highly beneficial to her cultivation 26 27.

Trivia

• Xue Chen believed the cavern to be the last and largest Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave in the Far North, based on Tian Meng's cultivation state and the cavern's reserves 18.
• After Tian Meng and Xue Chen harvested the cavern, only scattered smaller fragments and empty ice pedestals remained 23.